Giant asteroid to fly past Earth next month
- 5 years ago
SPACE — A massive asteroid will fly past earth early next month.
Asteroid 2000 QW7, also known as 467317, will fly by earth on September 14, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies. The approaching asteroid is currently moving at a speed of around 14,400 miles per hour.
The asteroid had previously passed by our planet on September 1, 2000.
According to the agency, Asteroid 2000 QW7 will be around 0.03563 astronomical units, or 3.3 million miles from earth as it approaches our planet. The asteroid's diameter is estimated to be around 950 feet to 2,132 feet.
The asteroid orbits the sun and only occasionally passes by earth, according to NASA.
It is next expected to fly by our planet on October 19, 2038.
Asteroid 2000 QW7, also known as 467317, will fly by earth on September 14, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies. The approaching asteroid is currently moving at a speed of around 14,400 miles per hour.
The asteroid had previously passed by our planet on September 1, 2000.
According to the agency, Asteroid 2000 QW7 will be around 0.03563 astronomical units, or 3.3 million miles from earth as it approaches our planet. The asteroid's diameter is estimated to be around 950 feet to 2,132 feet.
The asteroid orbits the sun and only occasionally passes by earth, according to NASA.
It is next expected to fly by our planet on October 19, 2038.